DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/12 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 0959z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.7 - - 80.7 - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 54 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3771 - - 3979 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2990 - - 2564 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4660 - - 4868 - - 938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1377 - - 1704 - - 3052 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 326 - - 264 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 238 - - 259 - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 499 - - 1323 - - -935 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4161 - - 3545 - - 1873 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3746 - - 632 - - -2296 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8406 - - 4236 - - 3234 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 96 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 560 - - 1920 - - 1770 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.7 - - 80.7 - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 67.9 - - 68.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.1 - - 80.3 - - 75.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.2 - - 67.1 - - 68.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 54 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3771 - - 3979 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 49 - - 82 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 14 - - 15 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98794 11 265 7 221 4 274 98794 91413 8 251 6 248 5 334 91413 85688 9 233 13 245 10 246 85688 80911 12 239 14 232 15 240 80911 76779 14 234 17 233 20 262 76779 73132 12 222 18 235 20 257 73132 69823 10 238 13 228 18 251 69823 66780 17 244 18 248 20 262 66780 63962 19 214 28 229 18 266 63962 61241 15 228 22 240 29 262 61241 58429 29 243 30 249 35 239 58429 55526 33 231 38 253 33 255 55526 52779 39 240 47 247 58 252 52779 50331 46 246 54 241 62 238 50331 48126 54 250 58 244 54 240 48126 46115 58 248 64 249 64 251 46115 44280 57 245 66 245 73 245 44280 42591 53 241 61 238 66 237 42591 41016 49 239 53 237 55 238 41016 39546 47 241 51 245 51 239 39546 38165 47 245 51 248 55 240 38165 36827 50 245 52 246 59 236 36827 35462 52 238 51 240 58 238 35462 34043 50 238 52 240 56 249 34043 32575 48 249 52 246 53 260 32575 31044 42 253 52 252 53 270 31044 29436 38 249 46 251 52 274 29436 27751 38 246 40 251 42 276 27751 25988 37 243 36 255 40 279 25988 24147 33 242 34 265 35 277 24147 22234 27 245 34 275 35 280 22234 20242 24 257 28 274 37 278 20242 18170 22 275 22 282 31 278 18170 16060 21 288 21 295 28 287 16060 14022 21 289 21 302 31 289 14022 12158 23 290 22 308 27 290 12158 10496 24 283 20 318 23 296 10496 9015 22 269 19 323 16 294 9015 7698 17 257 18 304 16 312 7698 6528 13 260 17 276 16 327 6528 5494 16*259 15*264 10 302 5494 4585 18*248 14*260 11 261 4585 3781 17 241 14 259 11 267 3781 3062 16 237 13 260 10 297 3062 2426 16 236 13 259 12 316 2426 1895 15 235 13 259 12 321 1895 1487 14 234 12 259 12 322 1487 1206 14 234 12 259 10 323 1206 1036 13 234 11 259 8 323 1036 938 10 233 9 259 4*323 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography